This is the last week for strawberries, lettuce, snap peas and spinach. I didn't realize what a short growing season greens have in our area.

The lettuce is still bitter but I have been making a vinaigrette of 3 parts olive oil, 1 part balsamic vinegar, dash of mustard (mustard helps the oil and vinegar to stay emulsified) and 3 big sprinkles of grated Parmesan cheese. Mix all the ingredients well and toss on the salad greens. The acid of the vinaigrette blend nicely with the bitterness of the salad greens.

In addition to the above, my box this week were onions, a head of butter leaf lettuce and a ....cabbage. Cabbage is like pancake mix. You could grow it/make it from scratch but who does? I have never though of cabbage as a vegetable that might be grown by some one you know. I've received homegrown tomatoes, green squash, green beans before. No one has ever offered me a cabbage fresh from their garden. It's a cute little cabbage and it is destined to be sauted in a little olive oil with onions, new potatoes and garlic.

Not in my box but in the grocery store this week were cherries. I love cherries. They are a truly seasonal fruit. If you love them, go get some or they will be done again till next year!